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Researchers have predicted the collapse of the AMOC could happen any time between 2025 and 2095 — far sooner than previous predictions, although not all scientists are convinced.

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[-] Saneless@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Yes but without the part where they tried

[-] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

We haven't gotten to that point yet

[-] arefx@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Without some sort of violent revolution, we won't, or time runs out but it's not a movie and there's no ship to another planet.

[-] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Great. That's exactly what we need now - more violence

[-] Saneless@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Revolutions take over where reason stops. The people in power have the means to do the right thing, but sometimes they look out for a few people and will destroy thousands. That's not a good option, as people get more desperate

[-] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Climate change is not something that has a simple solution to it and governments just refuse to do so for whatever reason. That's a naive view that ignores all the complexity of this issue.

For example: stopping all carbon emissions is not going to stop climate change. Not only do you need to become carbon-neutral but you also need to get all the excessive carbon out of the atmosphere. How?

[-] Saneless@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Why the extreme? Cutting back and investing in things that are better should be a mandate, not an idea or option. And certainly we cannot allow an administration to roll things backwards just because someone ~~bribed them~~ donated to their campaign

[-] Claidheamh@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago

If there's ever a time when it's justified, it's when our very existence is at stake.

[-] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Climate change is not an existential threat to humanity

[-] Claidheamh@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

To humanity? Probably not. To billions of people? Definitely yes.

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